Adelaide House

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Adelaide House was one of the first buildings in London to have air conditioning, an internal mail system and not to forget, its own rooftop putting green.

With the building services, being the tallest office block in London, and stone cladding over a steel-framed structure, it is arguably the first modern office building in the City of London.

Notably, despite the extravagant pseudo Doric columns and stone friezes on the building, the eastern side of it lays bare thanks to the post-war demolition of the neighbouring building that reveals an undecorated facade.

Some of the stonework used in the construction of the building is rumoured to have come from the nearby London Bridge.

From 2005 to 2007 a £19.2 million renovation of the building was conducted stripping it to shell and core floor by floor. This allowed the occupier Berwin Leighton Paisner to continue operating their offices whilst each level of the building was done in turn. Upon completion of the work new offices, breakout areas, a new reception area plus communication rooms and building services had been installed.

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